The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02
GALFAaHJ IEH0GRATS.
EE1RusiasTlc MEETING Or ruzHas A.
LAKE caARlEs.
Addresses hY Gov ageEaery snd aTcasra.
1sustls. 0aiathWaibe. Iafarg u E.
nurlses 5anaa, Krsttseiniit nnd
Guibeirn-Graaa Terslaiglat RroeeA-
sion At Might.


IGEg gHa1snrs, Eov. 1e-The eitisaus Of
Cale1sieu were ont en- masso to-day 70 do
honor to the Chief Executive Of The s,ate
and other visitors. The mammoth mass
aeetinR which tho occasion bronEht forth
wan not alone confined. 10 far a. attendance
ssas concerned 10 the people Of the parish.
but taa materially supplemented from
neiahhsging parishes and from the State
generally. Indeed, % great were the add
Rons 10 the population Of beautiful Lake
Charles that the hotels and other public
places Of entertainment were not only tested
to their fullest capacity, but private resi-
iieuees had likewise q be brought into
reqnisiticn to accommodate the gathering
eruwds.
Conspicuous among those who were pres
eIit to partiefpate in the meeting were many
o. the prominent men Of the State, and these
were not al. Fair women were there also.
eust1lnled In all thoRe charming colore which
art and fashion contribute to the still fur-
fhar GdornInent Of that beauty which woman
inherited from her of Eden. Incoming
trains, buggies wagons and every cgnceIv-
able vehicle lined the vnsious roads entering
the city, and All were laden wish Democrats,
eaaerand anxious to participate IN the great
Democratic mass meeting.
Macy Of the principal streets Of che thrlv-
Inl.a1d prosperous little city were appropri-
aiely decorated with Gags and a pTQfuse dis
play Of buutinp, The grand ra3lyiRg place
was gay with bright coiora, and tine grand
stand, located ia 3 beautiful park Of tail and
Iuxuriaut oaks, immediately in rear Of the
town, was elnb0rstely ornamented with l0w-
ers, evergrHEnB, moss, grasses. flags, etc.
all woven into lovely and attractive combine
lions,
The sound of n1usic and the occasional
bOu1n Of the ieep=mouthsd cannon impaired
additional zest and interest TO the occasion.
Throughout The
GREATEST ESTHUsIAssI PREVAILED,
and the reception accorded the Governor by
81 classes served a. an eElphatlc ard m
auslffel Endorsement of his administration
as the Chief Executive Of the State As well
as Of the important and imperishahle WORK
accomplished through him
Since has arrival in the city he has received /
Hnd shaken hands with hundreds OF people. (
The day did not open As sUpiciCusly rs one /
77Uuld Ike to have had IT, The sky looked /
murky, ard for S time il BBs thought that .
Tain wnuld fsll, but by and BY the sun gained .
close Of tie meeting the Weather Was suit /
GENT for al reasonable purposes.
Eha signal for falling into ranks was given
By the t5linr Of 9 gun AZ 1880 a. %. the
procession headed by tine Lake City CurneJ
Band, proceeded to the grove where the
meeting WAS 10 tsks place. H1v. Mcl-nergr .
Major Il, a. Burke, United States senator |
EustiE RE. Senator b. j. Jonas, MCEsrs. l.
q. hTlitErbuittr Alfred Godthwalte and
Meyer GEltheIm, Of New Orleans, and l. La
fargue. Of AvGyeBes, were the orators OF Ihg
occasion, and members Df the press occupied
seats in carriages the remainder Of the i'm
nEDsC thr0uE making the trip on foot. The
following comprised the
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
~ II II
Reid, j.. kGufmEHf II. c. Drew jacob Ryan,
]. ". Bryan, Robert Swift j.. g. A. HuE-
mon, A. J. Perkins, DR.. L. j. Lyons and J.
G. Powell, chairman.
siOns: Robert Swift, J. G. Golden W, L.
Hutchjus, William Meyer, a. J. Reid, George
Edwards AdDiph Meyer, D. J. Deld, J. W.
Bryan, Jacob Ryan James !, GBRrT.
Reception COmmlttes-AdOlph Meyer, ].
w. Bryan, Jacob Ryan, Joseph Ecksrt and
]. 7. GeRry.
kins, Mrs, George Lock, Mrs. thOnlns Klein
peter, Mrs Ihos. Hanson, klrs. IhpE. l., |
Reynolds, hrs. Alex. Reid and Ars. C. 7.
Tie above committees are deserving Of the
greatest possible credit for the Iunuuer in
which they performed their respective duties. |
The meeting VAS called to order at l2:I5 |
?. 70. by MI William Vincent Mi, Vincent /,
suggested that Mr.. S. D. Read be selected 10 |
serve as che lEBnHn 81 the meeting, which was
nnauimOuslvadgpt MeBsrE. II. Fl. Ogden
and j. G. Gibbs were made secrctaricE,
Tho secretaries then called the IoIl Of vice
presidents a. foli0wE: hleBsrB. Abel West, J. !
J. ". hiiIer Geo. HuTd, J 3. WHtkins, j. 81. |
DeGr, George Lock, a. J. Perkins J. III. |
Taylor c. s. Wright, and others.
The chairman, IN q bf1eI suuIuBF, said that I
while the meeting WAS by aud under the !
auspices Of the Democrats OF CalCREieu par
ISL, yet he hoped that Democrats throughout
the State WUuld feel that they were 6 part Of
the meeting without decentralization o. FgnE-
msnt or selection Of gubeTGatorlal candidate.
he referred ia emphatic terms to the uUTeG-
aouahleue5s Of the personal CANVASS as now
carried on gnd expressed h3B earnest FeRTeEa
tIeruRt. Whatever might have insugurEted
this unfortunate EpirIt, which was inst now
threatening the Democratic party Of L0uiKi-
ann, he would always reserve the right, Gs
be had ever been accustomed to do, to select
between isFueR and persona. While the peo-
pic were somewhat divided IN sentiment, he
Was, ueEeriheIesE, sure that both Toy. Nc
regard aud esteem Of their constituents
throughout the State.
Upon the coDclaHion Of his remarks AIr.
h.eRu introduced
GOV. MEEERE,
who Was greeted with long and prolonged
applause When order was somewhat re-
stored the Governor said
i. 1 regret very E1ucl thai l AM IN no Coudi-
ton 70 respond 10 your generous welcome,
and that have TO make an excuse on this
occasion th4t am totally unable 10 MAXI any
address 70 tho Democratic party Of CIlgasiel
parish, and the few IeIaArhs which / will
make viii be 10 the ladies' for their atteud-
anee here to-day. EyerEHhere We have been
We have always found their generous sym
pRthy AID their announcement at these
meetings, aud everywhere we find that their
influence is the Light aud the majesty of tbs
world. lake awa7 their light and what wDuld
be Aett7 But barren waste, with meaning
less gray and stunted monuments, Without a
ehRpiet or green leaf 70 relieve the mo
notQny
prise, and your patience and your endurance
are the suregt guarantee Of success in the
future. You elevate Us IN character. stinfu-
lnts as 10 thought aud bid Us to do great aud
noble deeds, and in all of our e1er.ioDF,
whether in success or in failure, III Joy or in
SORROW, yOu tuyig0rate, encourage and sup
bort W ~ talth nat u almost divine. In
our tllaIel m onT CistFesses and in our
sIiNietlea u Is The cheer Of your love which
dlRpels the gloom which surrounds as.
when We are diHapp0inted, when We are sub
jected to reproaehes, when we even ouFaelYes
feel some c0nse business Of our own nm
WOrthineBs, II is your uuBeltshBess and love
which eonoeals our faults even from your
TYon are the life and the Light and the
happiness Of the world. Ut ig your land tlEt
sQothes and conlforts, and the nearest
glimpse That we can have OF heaven here be-
low II the domestic circle, which YOU have
trained with your Intelligence aud elevated
By your virtue. Our chlvalry proves that
we honor and that We respect woman re-
eaTding her as q heritage from PaTadise.
The great creative hand has not placed upon
eafLn failer, nqbaer women Than those Oh our
sDeAONesi 4lJOulhthIlh1 ana II any son OF Diir
State should ever SO Tar forget himself as
not to aRenge a wOman's Wroags may
PYRAMID n enEAee ~ high AZ heaven crush
him NATL lie diea.s
At the conclusion Of COY McI8nsrys elo.
quent address,, which was applaudsd to the
echo,
uSFTBn STATES SENATOR JAs. B. EUaTIs
WAS INTRODUCED 10 the Endianee, and hi de-
hyered ansnddress " about an hours dura-
ton. The Senator entertained those present
VIII 3 ilgat able, al0q1ent and soncille adj
drebe. touching In mastery manner the va.
lious issllee involved III the o9mpaign Mr.
Enst3s stated that be had been engaged III an
eidpOnH campaign, but accepted the hospita-
pc ln7ltetlon.oi beautIful llalcasiel. f6inaIn-
bering The generous reception rendered liinl
hitherto by the people III illat pafisiE Igae